Zhao Gao took the military report from Bai Ruo and handed it to Ying Zheng.
After Ying Zheng opened the military newspaper, he read the contents carefully. Then he slammed the general newspaper on the table and laughed loudly.
"Hahahaha, I know that Feng Quji and Dunwei will not let me down. The main force of the Yan army was wiped out in one battle. It will be difficult for the Yan country to withstand the sharp edge of our great Qin. I sent an order to Wang Bi to capture Daliang as soon as possible, leaving behind a Our troops are ready to go north to Yan State at any time!"
After hearing Ying Zheng's words, Lu Buwei took a step forward out of habit, but seeing that Ying Zheng was on the rise, the civil and military officials in the court were also excited. One battle will determine a country, and destroying Wei will actually destroy the two countries Yan and Wei. This is an extremely inspiring thing. Lu Buwei lowered his head and took back the step he took.
Ying Zheng also noticed Lu Buwei's little movements from the corner of his eye, his eyes were full of joy, and he was also worried that Lu Buwei would stand up and spoil the fun at this exciting time.
"Your name is Bai Ruo, right?" Ying Zheng looked at Bai Ruo and asked.
"Yes, I am Bai Ruo, the surname of Du Youren!" Bai Ruo said with his head lowered.
Hearing Bai Ruo's place of origin, Ying Zheng was slightly stunned. Manchao Wenwu also stopped being excited and looked at Bai Ruo with complicated eyes. Usually when such a happy event comes, the person responsible for delivering the military report will usually be rewarded, but for Bai Ruo, they felt that it might not be so easy to see. Du Youbai is still serving as a prince in the Yulin Guards. This makes people think that the identity of this young prince is related to the Wu'an Lord Bai Qi who beat the children of the Six Kingdoms and stopped crying.
"Thank you for the hard work of returning the military report from thousands of miles away. Zhao Gao will reward you with a hundred gold coins and a third-level title, which is not the same as military merit!" Ying Zheng said.
Bai Ruo and the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty were stunned, as if they couldn't believe what they heard. Generally speaking, giving money to people who deliver military reports is an excellent reward, and giving them titles is almost impossible. This time Ying Zheng not only bestowed money and a title, but it was also a third-level title. What was even more outrageous was that it was not accompanied by military merit. In other words, Bai Ruo's third-level title was completely dropped from the sky.
For a moment, all the civil and military officials in the court looked at Bai Ruo with complicated expressions. They wondered if the reward from Ying Zheng had a deeper meaning, such as preparing to Zhaoxue for Lord Wu An? Or maybe preparing to re-activate the Bai family.
Feeling the sight behind him, Bai Ruo suddenly felt the pressure doubled. After coming back to his senses, he quickly bowed his head and said
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for the reward!"
"Get up, I reward you for nothing else. I will never be stingy with rewards for anyone who has done meritorious service to our Great Qin. Of course, if someone does something detrimental to Great Qin, I will not take the punishment lightly!" Ying Zheng looked at Manchao Civil and Military and said in a deep voice.
"I will serve the Qin Dynasty!" The civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty bowed and said.
Ying Zheng waved his hand, Man Chao Wen and Wu stood up and continued the court discussion, while Bai Ruo exited the hall. Bai Ruo is still a little distracted now about what happened in the main hall.
Feeling the sweat on his back and a gust of wind blowing, Bai Ruo couldn't help but shrink his neck. Ying Zheng's reward to him at the court meeting just now, as well as Ying Zheng's last words, are still echoing in Bai Ruo's ears.
Bai Ruo lowered his head and walked down the steps. When he was about to leave Zhangtai Palace, Bai Ruo suddenly looked back in the direction of the main hall, clenched his fists, and said in a voice that only he could hear.
"I will definitely stand in the hall again like my great-grandfather!"
Bai Ruo, Bai Qi's great-grandson, is also the only one of the Bai family's disciples to rejoin the Qin army after Bai Qi. At first, Bai Qi's death made the entire Bai family very fearful, fearing that they would be misunderstood again if they entered the Qin army, but everyone hoped to restore the glory of the Bai family when Bai Qi was still alive. Among these two contradictions, everyone still chose the former, fearing that their actions would bring disaster to the entire Bai clan. In the Qin State, Bai Qi was praised by everyone as the military god, but in the court, Wu'an Jun Bai Qi's name was a taboo, and no one dared to mention it.
It is precisely because of this that even if the disciples of the Bai family want to re-establish their merits, they have no way to do it. Until the establishment of the Yulin Army, Bai Ruo used his uncle's quota to join the Yulin Army. Fortunately, the Yulin Army only uses the descendants of soldiers who died in battle. After Bai Ruo and his aunt discussed the deception, Bai Ruo successfully blended into the Yulin Army and relied on military merit to reach where he is today.
After Bai Ruo finished speaking his thoughts, he looked around and saw that no one was watching him. Then he left Zhangtai Palace and went to Taiwei's Mansion. After Bai Ruo left, a figure appeared where Bai Ruo was standing just now.
After the Qin Dynasty meeting, Ying Zheng returned to his palace to deal with the memorial. Zhao Gao stood aside and vividly talked about Bai Ruo's appearance and words after leaving the hall.
"Is he really a descendant of Lord Wu An? He is quite ambitious. Unfortunately, he is not cautious enough." Ying Zheng said with a smile.
Inside and outside the Qin Palace were guards hidden in the dark by Luo Wang, Shadow Guards and Black Ice Platform. Every move in the entire Qin Palace was under the control of Ying Zheng.
"The ambition of this Lord is not small, but it is a bit exaggerated." Zhao Gao stood aside and said with a smile. There are three Lords of Wu'an in the world, but there is only one Bai Qi. If he wants to become the second Bai Qi, It's not that Zhao Gao looks down on Bai Ruo, he looks down on everyone.
"Is this an exaggeration? I don't think the world has been peaceful yet. There are many military exploits in the world. I'm not afraid that their achievements will shock the master. What I'm afraid of is that they don't dare to accomplish these military exploits!" Ying Zheng said.
"Your Majesty is wise!" Zhao Gao said.
Standing in the shadow of the pillar, Gai Nie fell into deep thought as he listened to Ying Zheng's words. Ying Zheng was indeed not afraid of someone with great achievements. No matter how great their achievements were, they would still have Lu Buwei above them. Even after Lu Buwei died, there would still be this Lu Buwei. Ziyou. With these two people, Ying Zheng was not afraid that the ministers below him would rebel.
But thinking of Ziyou, Gai Nie stepped out of the shadows and looked at Ying Zheng and Zhao Gao. Ying Zheng also looked at Gai Nie in surprise.
Wei State, Daliang.
Xianyang received the military report that Feng Quji and Dunwei defeated the Yan army, and the Qin army naturally also received it.
Wang Ben slapped the general's newspaper on the table, looked down at the general whose eyes were filled with excitement, and said immediately
"The entire Yan army has been wiped out. Wei has no hope. We no longer have any worries. The army immediately stopped resting and prepared to fight!"
"promise!"
Wang Ben immediately issued orders to the various generals of the Qin army. Except for the three legions responsible for besieging Daliang City, all other legions were sent out to attack various cities. They were also responsible for defeating the armies from all over the Wei State that came to support Daliang.
Daliang City, which had already breathed a sigh of relief, was suddenly alarmed by the drumming of the Qin army outside the city. The defenders on the city wall suddenly became nervous. Lian Po, who was planning to encircle Daliang and rely on the Yan army to counterattack, was also alarmed by his subordinates. , and his subordinates quickly arrived at the head of Daliang City.
Lian Po looked at the Qin army coming out of the Qin army's camp. After seeing the catapults in the Qin army's formation, his pupils shrank and he immediately shouted
"The whole city is on alert! The Qin army is about to attack the city!!"
"promise!"
For a time, the news that the Qin army was going to attack the city spread throughout Daliang City, and the people of Daliang City hid in their homes one after another and closed their doors tightly. King Zeng of Wei was also frightened by the news that the Qin army was suddenly preparing to attack the city. He hid in the palace and did not dare to come out.
Li Xin looked at the Wei soldiers with their bows and arrows on the top of the city, and immediately reined in their horses. The Qin army also stopped in an orderly manner. The Qin army stopped within the range of the Wei soldiers' bows and arrows. Li Xin took out the long sword from his waist and raised it
"Prepare!!"
The Qin soldier behind Li Xin immediately lay down, activated his strong bow with his right foot, and stringed three bows and arrows. Each bow and arrow was tied with a rolled white paper. Li Xin waved the long sword in his hand, and the commanding soldiers on the side ran past the Qin army's formation waving the black black bird flag.
"Wind! Wind! Wind!"
At the command, all the crossbowmen opened their bowstrings together, and the overwhelming black arrows headed towards Daliang City.
"Escape!" Lian Po shouted immediately.
The soldiers holding shields on the top of Daliang City immediately raised their shields and asked the crossbowmen to hide behind them. Lian Po also hid behind the shields held by the guards, listening to the sound of arrows colliding with shields outside, and the arrows sinking in. The sound of the city tower, and the occasional sound of Wei soldiers falling to the ground after being hit by arrows, made Lian Po's eyebrows bulge high.
The Qin army's bows and crossbows were far more powerful than those of the Six Kingdoms. After getting the powerful bows and crossbows from South Korea, they even surpassed the Six Kingdoms by several heights. The firing range of the Wei army's bows and arrows was not at the same level as that of the Qin army. If the Qin army continued to consume Wei soldiers beyond the range of the Wei army, Lian Po would immediately think of how to fight back. Defending a city is not like fighting in the wild. You can defeat the strong by relying on the art of war.
The battle to defend the city all depends on the number and armaments of both sides' armies. The Qin army far surpassed the Wei army in both numbers and armaments. Lian Po's frown suddenly relaxed, and his whole person was filled with helplessness.
After the first round of arrows, Li Xin immediately ordered the catapult to throw all the boxes filled with paper into Daliang City. After doing all this, the order to withdraw troops sounded in the Qin army camp, and Li Xin led the Qin army to withdraw. gone.
At this time, Lian Po on the top of the city heard the sound of arrows falling outside and disappeared. He immediately pushed away the guards and came to the top of the city to look at the retreating Qin army below with surprise on his face. He didn't know why the Qin army was in a round. They retreated after a hail of arrows.
Soon the sounds of soldiers around him attracted Lian Po.
"What is this?"
"It seems to have been shot along with the Qin army's arrows."
"What does it say?"
Lian Po lowered his head and looked at the feather arrow at his feet. There was a piece of paper on the feather arrow. After Lian Po picked it up and opened it, he saw the content. It said, Yan's army of 60,000 was wiped out while cooking dates. Daliang surrendered and so on.
"No!" Lian Po immediately grabbed the paper in his hand and shouted, "Send people to collect all the papers shot by the Qin army and destroy them together!"
"General, what does this mean?" the deputy general on the side said, holding an unopened note.
"You will know after you see it for yourself." Lian Po said.
After the lieutenant opened the note and saw the contents, he immediately narrowed his pupils and looked at Lian Po.
"General, Yan"
The deputy general was interrupted by Lian Po before he finished speaking.
"Convey my orders!"
"promise!"
The deputy general immediately took his people to collect all the notes. Looking at the Qin army camp, Lian Po held on to the wall and murmured to himself:
"A plan to attack the heart, a plan to attack the heart!"
The reason why the Wei army in Daliang City is now fully prepared for war is that it can fight the Qin army to the death. The determination to defend Daliang City was nothing more than the news brought by Ju Wu that Yan State was supporting Wei State. The entire Daliang City believed that as long as they held on until the Yan army arrived in Daliang, they would be able to hold Daliang City. It can be said that the hope of the entire Daliang City lies in the Yan army. Now the news that the Qin State has completely annihilated the Yan army has spread in Daliang City. Once it spreads, the entire Daliang City will no longer have the will to fight.
Looking at the black black bird flag facing the scorching sun in front of him, Lian Po said
"Am I really old?"
"General, let's go down." The guard whispered.
Lian Po nodded and left the city with his guards. In the afternoon, the deputy general who collected the note found Lian Po who was thinking of ways to guard the beam.
"General, I have collected most of them and destroyed them together!" the deputy general said.
"How many people have read the contents? Lian Po asked."
"In addition to the notes brought by the arrows, the Qin army also used catapults to throw a large number of notes into the city. Many people saw the contents. I had already sent someone to warn me when I was collecting the notes. They, tell them not to spread what they saw," the deputy general said.
Hearing the words of the deputy general, Lian Po's heart sank immediately. It was only a matter of time before the news spread. They could not stop everyone's mouths.
"You drive me to meet the king immediately, tell the king about this, and let the king give the order, saying that this is a trick of the Qin army to shake people's hearts. Remember, the Yan army is not defeated. The Yan army is recuperating at the moment and will arrive in Daliang soon. ! Do you know?" Lian Po said seriously.
"promise!"
Lian Po and his lieutenants found Wei Wangzeng and explained the situation. Wei Wangzeng did not hesitate and immediately issued an edict to stabilize people's hearts as Lian Po said. Unfortunately, on the night after King Zeng of Wei issued the edict, the entire streets of Daliang City were sprinkled with notes with the same content.
The soldiers of the Qin Army came to Daliang City holding the flag of the Yan Army to provoke.
For a time, the whole city of Daliang was in chaos, the people were panicking, and the morale of the defenders began to waver. The deputy general was leading his soldiers to collect the notes, while Lian Po went into the palace to meet with King Zeng of Wei.
The lieutenant looked at the soldier who was working hard to collect the notes and immediately kicked him. The soldier immediately understood and stopped collecting the notes so hard, and even scattered some notes on his own initiative. Seeing that his personal guards understood his idea, the deputy general nodded with satisfaction. After arriving near the prince's palace, the deputy general saw that there was no one around, and immediately climbed over the wall and entered the prince's palace.
"What's going on?" Zhang Er looked at the deputy general and asked.
"Brother-in-law, don't worry when I do things." The deputy general said with a smile. Yes, the deputy general was the former guard of Daliang City. He was also a retainer of Lord Xinling Wei Wuji, and his sister was also the wife of Zhang Er.
"Okay, be careful. This is the critical moment. Don't get discovered." Zhang Er reminded.
"Don't worry, I will be careful." the deputy general said.
(End of chapter)
